Usually means: Laughing or crying uncontrollably, excessively.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word hysterically:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. hysterically: Merriam-Webster
  2. hysterically: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hysterically: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hysterically: Vocabulary.com
  5. Hysterically, hysterically: Wordnik
  6. hysterically: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. hysterically: Wiktionary
  8. hysterically: Dictionary.com
  9. hysterically: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. hysterically: Rhymezone
  11. hysterically: FreeDictionary.org
  12. hysterically: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. hysterically: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. hysterically: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. hysterically: Medical dictionary

(Note: See hysteria as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hysterically)

▸ adverb:  In a hysterical manner; showing signs of hysteria.
▸ adverb:  With, or causing, very much laughter.

Similar:
histrionically, unhysterically, crazedly, maniacally, franticly, crazily, frenetically, frantically, frenziedly, hysteretically, more...

Opposite:
calmly, quietly, soberly, sober

Types:
funny, hilarious, amusing, comical, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, more...

Phrases:
laugh hysterically, laughed hysterically, laughing hysterically, thought hysterically, hysterically crying, more...

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    neon pink,     electric blue,     lime green,     bright yellow,     vivid orange, more...



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Similar:
histrionically, unhysterically, crazedly, maniacally, franticly, crazily, frenetically, frantically, frenziedly, hysteretically, more...

Opposite:
calmly, quietly, soberly, sober

Types:
funny, hilarious, amusing, comical, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, more...

Phrases:
laugh hysterically, laughed hysterically, laughing hysterically, thought hysterically, hysterically crying, more...

Colors:
    neon pink,     electric blue,     lime green,     bright yellow,     vivid orange, more...



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